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Attack code imminent for DNS flaw

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 23 July 2008 - 14:12 · 5 comments & 3071 views

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One day after a security company accidentally posted details of a serious flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), hackers are saying that software that exploits this flaw is sure to pop up soon.

Several hackers are almost certainly already developing attack code for the bug, and it will most likely crop up within the next few days, said Dave Aitel, chief technology officer at security vendor Immunity. His company will eventually develop sample code for its Canvas security testing software too, a task he expects to take about a day, given the simplicity of the attack. "It's not that hard," he said. "You're not looking at a DNA-cracking effort."

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(1 reply) #1 tsupersonic on 23 Jul 2008 - 14:25
Wow, someone is going to take advantage of a security flaw, Oh noes!

Seriously folks, go to doxpara.com and click on the "Check My DNS" to test your DNS and if it's vulnerable, use OpenDNS.
#1.1 +Kushan on 23 Jul 2008 - 15:00
Cheers for the link!
#2 Statikk on 24 Jul 2008 - 01:12
Attack code exploiting this vulnerability is already out there.
#3 suicide_pact on 24 Jul 2008 - 02:19
On lockergnome.com Chris Pirillo is recommending switching to open dns specifically because of this.
#4 GreenMartian on 24 Jul 2008 - 09:11
sure to pop up soon.
almost certainly already developing attack code
will most likely crop up within the next few days
will eventually develop sample code

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